A man has died after being shot by a police officer in Marawila last night.
The incident is reported to have occured during a search carried out on a group of people in the area.
It is believed that one individual had engaged in a fight with these police officers following which gunshots were fired at him.
The victim has been identified as 31-year old Ajith Prasanna, a resident of Chilaw. He had died upon submission to the Marawila Base Hospital.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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